» MoonBots in the Media
08/23/11 from The Launch Pad
Over the past weekend, the 20 MoonBots finalists were put to the test as their Lego Moon rovers were required to perform live missions for the judging panel. Teams earned points toward their grand total by carrying out mission objectives (s...

» NASA Centennial Challenge Updates: Sample Return, Nanosat, Green Flight, Tether, More
08/22/11 from The Launch Pad
A lot has been happening related to NASA Centennial Challenges in the last few weeks, so here's an update that focuses mainly on them. Some teams are anxious to learn more about the rules and team agreement for the Sample Return Robot Chal...

» About the MTA..
08/18/11 from The Launch Pad
Before I joined the Google Lunar X PRIZE staff, I had heard a great deal about the Master Team Agreement (“MTA”). I’d read the online comments and the associated speculation. Now I’ve had a chance to get to know this document, I can...

» More MOONBOTS AND STEM
08/18/11 from The Launch Pad
We are very excited to share the last examples of STEM projects that our MoonBots teams have completed. Teams have worked with their local communities, online communities and around the world! Please help spread the word about these incre...

» Rover Video Roundup
08/17/11 from The Launch Pad
The past couple of months have kept me busy working on the new Google Lunar X PRIZE website, and Chanda has been keeping students busy this summer building MoonBots (finals are this weekend!). But what have the GLXP teams been up to? Some e...

» What are MoonBots Finalists Up To?!
08/16/11 from The Launch Pad
A WHOLE LOT! As our teams prepare for their live final lunar science mission rounds, they have also been very busy over the last month working with kids from all over the world. We are extremely impressed with all of the great Science, Te...

» "X-Files" at the Google Lunar X PRIZE!
08/13/11 from The Launch Pad
I had thought about relating a story involving a telescope, a frosty night and a painful injury as my first blog post, but the commentary in the blogosphere this week has raised a few questions and this seems like a good place to address th...

» MoonBots Reloaded
08/09/11 from The Launch Pad
We want to share some exciting news with all of you MoonBots enthusiasts. Landroids, the Grand PRIZE Winner of the 2010 MoonBots Challenge has been up to some pretty amazing and inspiring things this summer. The Google Lunar X PRIZE wants ...

» NewSpace 2011 - Quick Download
08/04/11 from The Launch Pad
The Google Lunar X PRIZE team spent a few days of last week in Mountain View, CA at the NewSpace 2011 conference -- an annual conference put on by the Space Frontier Foundation. This is an annual gathering of great minds who are passiona...

» MoonBots 2.0 Play List Now Available!
08/02/11 from The Launch Pad
All of the MoonBots Team Finalists Videos are now in one collection! Show your support and tell a friend about this awesome playlist.Video Categories:• How can robots influence future space missions, including missions to the moon?• Who...